Edit workshop Evaluation

Edit workshop Evaluation

* When I started filming the scenario I included the 180 degree rule, Rule of thirds and match on action throughout.I made sure the 180 degree rule was used accurately as our actors Tianna and Delon always stayed on the same side of all the shots, otherwise the audience would get muddled up and confused on how the characters moved places mid-way through the film.

This shot is shown in my clip for the 180 degree rule as Tianna always stayed on the left side and Delon always stayed on the Right side.

* I also made sure I included the rule of thirds. Rule of thirds are lines that are divided into imaginary sections in order to make the eye contact of the character the same level as everyone else in the scene. The eyes are placed approximately 1/3 of the way down the frame.
Here is an example;

* Match on action is basically two shots which are alike , videoed from two different angles and put together when editing. I tried my best to film this shot as well as I could to show the continuity in the movement clearly without it looking odd.
Here is an example from my film; 

Damanjyot walking in the canteen from two different angles which were edited together.

During filming i did find certain situations quite challenging and difficult to achieve, for example some of the shots that I planned beforehand on the storyboard did not manage to go how I expected it to. The sound didn't match our pre-production plan, for instance the location I filmed at was meant to have a slight chatter of people in the background which flowed consistently throughout, however I had a problem in organizing this. Some of the shots were a bit unsteady and unclear. The shot types were used in a different order to what I planned out because it was just too tough to get correct. If i were to film again i would definitely try harder on getting the best end result of the shots that i possibly can, this will be done by filming each shot various amount of times so that its alot more accurate. Also for the shots to be steady and specific I would use the tripod more efficiently. Another thing i would definitely consider is having my setting empty rather then allowing other people to film in the same area. This was a dilemma which lead to causing a background disruption in some of my shots visually and sound wise.

The overall strengths of my work would have to be the fact that i included all the shot types that i was asked to (Shot reverse shot, 180 degree rule and match on action) and on top of that the various different shot types that I've additionally considered such as; High angle, Low angle, side angle, Mid shot, Close ups and a establishing shot.

Here is an example from my film on how i used shot reverse shot. This is shown clearly that the camera is switching from one character to the other which demonstrates 'Shot reverse shot'. This shot is used for the audience to recognize both of the character perspectives.

The weaknesses of my work would have to be the background disturbance from other people that weren't supposed to be in the scene, This problem makes my piece of work look less professional. The overall improvements that i would make to my piece of work would be forming some of my shots a bit more accurately. Also in some circumstances the characters acting skills could be improved by it being slightly more realistic.

Continuity Editing Exercise

Continuity Editing Exercise

We were asked to work to a scenario called;' The encounter' which basically had to include the action of a character entering a room and sitting opposite another character having a conversation. This mini film had to be roughly about 60 seconds long, connoting that each shot that we planned out on our storyboard were no longer then 5-6 seconds long. The storyline that me and my fellow group member Halima chose was; A Girl and a Boy having a conversation about a certain individual, Which then happens to walk in and get bullied by the first two characters.

During this process the key media language skills we were asked to demonstrate our knowledge and understanding of were; Match on action, Shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. I made sure my short film established all of these key media language skills precisely, as i was aiming for the best grade that i can possibly get.

Match on action; A match on action is a cut in which two parallel actions are mirrored in order to suggest a strong relationship between two shots.

Shot/reverse shot; A shot reverse shot is when two characters are looking at eachother and the camera switches from one character to the other. 

                                                                            

 180 degree rule; 180 degree rule is an invisible line that connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of its axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always left of the first.

I had worked with my friend to plan and film this piece of work, her name is Halima begum. I would say this grouping was highly successful. Considering Halima being one of my close friends made it alot more straightforward and preferable for me because we knew exactly what sort of storyline we wanted to do for this piece of work almost instantly, as we do have similar interests. Me and Halima both split the amount of work into half so that we both got to do the same extent which was also fair and equal. The storyboard was split, so that she done the first half and i done the second half although we did come up with the storyline together, we both gave our similar ideas and developed on from that. To develop the scenario we used heaps of creativity ideas rather then having a simple,boring film based only on one character entering the room and coversating with the other character. We had alot more going on to make the given scenario much more interesting and exciting for the audience. Even though its a short clip I would say it can be rather captivating for viewers. We created a dramatic scene where the victim trips up recklessly and falls down to the ground were all her belongings/food splatter everywhere which may have a shocking effect on the audience as it was not expected. Me and Halima both done media GCSE so that gave us an advantage of being quite familiar with a variety of camera skills. We tried using a range of camera shots so viewers get different perspectives and its not almost much the same throughout. The camera shots and angles we got to include where; High angle, Low angle, Side angle, Mid shot, Close-ups and a establishing shot.

The Storyboard was extremely useful when filming as it gave us a head start and a basic idea on what we needed to include in the short film. This also helped us get to the point rather then wasting much of the filming time. Having the storyboard there gave us a rough estimation on time and how long we had to film each shot and kept us reminded of the different type of shot ranges. We kept to most of our original storyboard and did not change much of it although couple of shots had to be mixed around and changed a tiny bit as we couldn't have the specific shot types in the right order. At first some of our lighting didn't manage to work out how we wanted it, as different angles would have unequal lighting which sometimes didn't flow properly. Eventually we got to fix our problem and portray a natural lighting which fit in with our expectations.

Overall i think this piece of work was quite successful and i would definitely work in the same group again. Knowing that me and my partner both kept eachother motivated and focused on the work proves that we worked well together.

Below here are all my storyboards.